big tent

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌbɪɡ ˈtɛnt/    美 /ˌbɪɡ ˈtɛnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract a broad range of constituents or members, or views. also,attributive,idiomatic
    — Humanism is an expansive trisyllable, a veritable "big-tent" of a word, sheltering many varieties of performance under its spreading canvas.

词形变化

big tents plural big-tent alternative

词源

From big (adjective) + tent, originally referring to a large tent set up to hold a public event attended by many people such as a circus or a religious meeting.
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